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Laugh Lines

Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry

By: Carrie Conners

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Laugh Lines

Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry

By: Carrie Conners

Humor in recent American poetry has been largely dismissed or ignored by scholars, due in part to a staid reverence for the lyric. Laugh Lines: Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry argues that humor is not a superficial feature of a small subset, but instead an integral feature in a great deal of American poetry written since the 1950s. Rather than viewing poetry as a lofty, serious genre, Carrie Conners asks readers to consider poetry alongside another art form that has burgeoned in America since the 1950s: stand-up comedy. Both art forms use wit and laughter to rethink the world and the words used to describe it. Humor’s disruptive nature makes it especially whetted for critique. Many comedians and humorous poets prove to be astute cultural critics. To that end, Laugh Lines focuses on poetry that wields humor to espouse sociopolitical critique. To show the range of recent American poetry that uses humor to articulate sociopolitical critique, Conners highlights the work of poets working in four distinct poetic genres: traditional, received forms, such as the sonnet; the epic; procedural poetry; and prose poetry. Marilyn Hacker, Harryette Mullen, Ed Dorn, and Russell Edson provide the main focus of the chapters, but each chapter compares those poets to others writing humorous political verse in the same genre, including Terrance Hayes and Anne Carson. This comparison highlights the pervasiveness of this trend in recent American poetry and reveals the particular ways the poets use conventions of genre to generate and even amplify their humor. Conners argues that the interplay between humor and genre creates special opportunities for political critique, as poetic forms and styles can invoke the very social constructs that the poets deride.

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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Laugh Lines

Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry

By: Carrie Conners

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Humor, Genre, and Political Critique in Late Twentieth-Century American Poetry

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Univ. Press of Mississippi

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Raising Sons and Loving It!

Helping Your Boys Become Godly Men

By: Gary Oliver,Carrie Oliver

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Raising Sons and Loving It!

Helping Your Boys Become Godly Men

By: Gary Oliver,Carrie Oliver

In these days of daunting headlines, here's some really good news: Your son was God's idea, and you can help him weather the often rocky transition from boyhood to a manhood shaped by God's character and purposes. Drawing from their extensive clinical and personal experience, Gary and Carrie Oliver show you - How boys really are different from girls - Five keys to raising "emotionally intelligent" sons - What your boys need from your marriage -- and from you - How to help your sons cultivate a heart for God - How to cultivate your sons' ability to deal with failure, loss, and grief . . . And much more.

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308

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Zondervan

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0310863686

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9780310863687

Military Neuropsychology

By: Carrie Hill Kennedy, PhD,Jeffrey Moore, PhD

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Military Neuropsychology

By: Carrie Hill Kennedy, PhD,Jeffrey Moore, PhD

...this foundational volume on military neuropsychology should be on the bookshelf of every mental health clinician that may come in contact with military service members." --International Journal of Emergency Mental Health "...an important text dedicated to this subspecialty in the larger field of neuropsychology...The book integrates in a coherent manner the different aspects of military neuropsychological practice and provides a clear clinical road map for neuropsychologists and other psychologists working with military personnel in various settings."--PsycCRITIQUES This text covers the unique features of neuropsychological evaluations in the military. The author presents a thorough examination of the assessment needs of various military populations, with a special emphasis on traumatic brain injury, and the neurocognitive aspects of stress-related problems, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and decision-making under stress. The chapters of the book are designed to integrate theory and application, and include case study examples as well as a comprehensive review of the latest research. Key Features: Discusses the development of neuropsychology and its advances in the military Presents methods of dealing with military issues, such as head injuries, HIV, PTSD, learning disorders, and more Explains the importance of baseline testing, stress research, and multiple brain injury rehabilitation techniques

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433

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826104495

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9780826104496

Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety

Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS)

By: Carrie Masia Warner,Daniela Colognori,Chelsea Lynch

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Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety

Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS)

By: Carrie Masia Warner,Daniela Colognori,Chelsea Lynch

Social anxiety disorder causes significant distress and academic impairment for many adolescents. This unique book gives front-line school professionals innovative, easy-to-use tools for identifying and intervening with socially anxious students in grades 6–12. It presents Skills for Academic and Social Success (SASS), a school-based intervention with demonstrated effectiveness. Case examples and sample scripts demonstrate how to implement psychoeducation, cognitive strategies, social skills training, exposure, and relapse prevention with groups and individual students. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the book includes 22 reproducible handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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Guilford Publications

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1462534643

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9781462534647

Rhythm and Light

By: Carrie Nuttall

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Rhythm and Light

By: Carrie Nuttall

Neil Peart, drummer for the legendary rock band Rush, is often recognized as one of the world's greatest drummers. This photo book features intimate portraits of Peart as captured by professional photographer Carrie Nuttal (who is also Peart's wife.)

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Rounder Records

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1579400930

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Luscious Struggle

By: Carrie Conners

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Luscious Struggle

By: Carrie Conners

Conners takes us into the private world of 'real' people with 'real' stories, and does so with deep compassion...through skillfully rendered details, we see and hear the voices of steelworkers, prisoners, the ambulance driver, the pharmacist-and the tough voices of working class West Virginia.'' --Jan Beatty, author of Jackknife: New and Selected Poems ''The poems are at turns funny and sad, profound and playful.... There are...poems whose strength relies...on a close observation of the everyday as seen through the dual lens of heartache and blue-collar struggle. I must admire, as well, her understated humor in a poem like Sex Ed and the strikingly macabre whimsy of a poem like Ambulance Driver. It is an astonishing first collection holding both power and promise.'' --Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of West Virginia AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY: Carrie Conners, originally from West Virginia, lives in Queens, NY and teaches at LaGuardia Community College-CUNY. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in RHINO, Kestrel, Cider Press Review, Quiddity, and Crab Orchard Review, among others.

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Brickhouse Books, Incorporated

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1938144619

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9781938144615

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Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines

Laugh Lines

Raising Sons and Loving It!

Raising Sons and Loving It!

Military Neuropsychology

Military Neuropsychology

Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety

Helping Students Overcome Social Anxiety

Rhythm and Light

Rhythm and Light

Luscious Struggle

Luscious Struggle

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